A complaint filed by an Assam-based civil and transport contractor alleging anti-competitive practices by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC) was rejected by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The CCI, in its order, said the complainant did not submit any evidence of bid rigging with respect to tenders floated by ONGC for hiring hydraulic cranes. The complaint pertains to ONGC notice, issued in December 2012, inviting bids under two bids system from
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TAMP can ask CCI to probe possible anti-trust behaviour
Tariff Authority of Major Ports (TAMP) may seek the service of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe anti-competitive practices of terminal operators or port companies in future. With the shipping ministry set to liberalise tariff regime in the port sector, the possibility of cartelisation and other anti-competitive behaviour
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GSPC completes stake buy in GGCL
GSPC is learnt to have completed the acquisition of
65.12 per cent stake in Gujarat Gas Co (GGCL) for about Rs 2,460 crore from London-based BG Group. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) have already approved the transaction between BG Group and GSPC. Gujarat Gas Co (GGCL) is the largest private natural gas distributor in India. In October 2012, BG Group entered into a binding agreement for the sale of the s
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CCI probes cartelisation in petrol pricing
Anti-trust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly started probing the alleged cartelisation in the price of petrol in the domestic market by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs). Suspicion of cartelisation in petrol pricing arose as state-run OMCs usually reduce or hike price of the fuel in unison. The Director General, the investigation arm of the CCI is investigating the matter
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State-run OMCs may get notice from CCI
Under section 3 of the Competition Act, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is probing an allegation that state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are indulging in cartelisation on fuel pricing. According to some media reports, these state-run OMCs may get notice from the panel on the allegation. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board earlie
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Govt canÂ’t regulate airfares: CCI
Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairman Ashok Chawla has said the government cannot fix the maximum retail price (MRP) of airfares like other consumer items as fares are decided by market forces of demand and supply. This order effectively bars the government from regulating airfares.
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CCI sends order to fuel retailers
Ashok Chawla, Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) informed reporters that the panel was in the process of sending fuel retailers an order related to a probe on the alleged cartelisation on petrol pricing. Chawla informed this on the sidelines of a seminar organised by industry body Assocham. The CCI, which is emp
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State-run OMCs to get notice from CCI on cartelisation probe
Soon state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) - Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation -would receive notices on alleged cartelisation, said Ashok Chawla, Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Speaking on the sidelines of a conference, Chawla said. the CCI has taken up the issue after the government clari
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State-run OMCs to get notice from CCI on cartelisation probe
Soon state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) - Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation -would receive notices on alleged cartelisation, said Ashok Chawla, Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Speaking on the sidelines of a conference, Chawla said. the CCI has taken up the issue after the government clari
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OMCs may decide individually on diesel price change
Reports suggest that oil marketing companies (OMCs) may decide on hiking diesel prices individually as collective decision invites suspicion of cartelisation from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). In 2010, Reliance Industries had petitioned CCI, alleging the government OMCs acted as a cartel while pricing their aviation turbine fuel supply for Air India, on a te